The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Start 8/10/09—my 19th birthday
End 5/7/12 – 2 weeks before my college graduation
101 things in 1001 days
1. Study Abroad in Australia my Junior Year
2. Dye my tips lipstick red
3. Own every season of Supernatural
4. Have a Harry Potter marathon in one day
5. Create an animation based upon my sister
6. Finish a book my friends and I are writing
7. Go on a road trip across country with my sister and friends
8. Have a serious boyfriend
9. Find my family from Abruzzi Italy
10. Create a scrapbook like the one from the movie My Sisters Keeper of my life by the time I’m 21
11. Eat healthy for a week (mostly fruits and veggies)
12. Join and commit to a club/team
13. Go to the movie theater and see movies from noon til midnight for the price of one
14. Find a summer job I actually enjoy
15. Perform at a karaoke night
16. Win money at the casinos in Atlantic City
17. Get Invisalign for my teeth
18. Ride a waverunner
19. Go snorkeling
20. Find and buy a valuable antique for dirt cheap
21. Win concert tickets off the radio
22. Befriend a stranger
23. Spend an entire day in the Metropolitan Museum in NYC
24. Go to a double feature at the Delsea Drive In
25. Cook my family a dinner by myself
26. See or meet a celebrity
27. Become an extra in a movie
28. Create a popular video on youtube
29. Apply to America’s Funniest Home Videos
30. Visit my favorite places out of the Weird NJ books
31. Not use any form of technology for 24 hours
32. Finish a book series in one day
33. Swim with dolphins
34. Visit Niagara Falls on the Canada side
35. Make a final decision on my top 10 movies, TV shows, and books list
36. Learn how to surf
37. Drink an entire gallon of milk
38. Go to a fancy restaurant that has multiple courses
39. Get Backstage passes to a concert
40. Buy a real sword or daggers from the Renaissance Fair
41. Walk on my hands in the pool from one end to the other
42. Blow up at my aunts when they are being bitches
43. Learn to do a flip on the trampoline
44. Learn to do a cart wheel
45. Go on the Kingda Ka rollercoaster
46. Volunteer for a cause
47. Go skiing
48. Vandalize a friend/family house on mischief night
49. Build up the guts to get a tattoo and design it myself
50. Discover a band and make them popular among my friends
51. Save $2000 by the time I graduate college for a trip to Italy
52. Go to a film festival
53. Lose twenty pounds
54. Watch a sunrise on the beach
55. Go on an actual camping trip for a weekend
56. See a Broadway musical
57. Go with my best friend to the gun range
58. Go horseback riding
59. Learn to ride a quad
60. Go whitewater rafting
61. Find an awesome thrift store to shop at
62. Never get a credit card
63. Go to all the museums I want in Philadelphia and NYC
64. Make a time capsule
65. Get a bikini wax
66. Make a cake
67. Bake cookies
68. Fill a photobooth with a insane amount of friends
69. Have a massive water balloon fight with friends
70. Night swim
71. Have a Disney cartoon movie marathon
72. Not use facebook for a week
73. Spend an entire day reading in Borders
74. Make friends with a ticket taker at the movie theater
75. See a midnight showing of a movie
76. Stop biting my nails
77. Find the a bakery that makes amazing cupcakes
78. Get a Penpal and keep them
79. Buy a piece of artwork
80. Buy a amazing coloring book and color it
81. Go to a restaurant on Valentines Day, pick a couple and pay for their meal
82. Win a scavenger hunt
83. Win a photo contest
84. Be more organized in my living room lol
85. Stand up for myself more often
86. Drink water everyday
87. Decrease the amount of dessert I have after dinner
88. Take a picture of myself everyday of this project – start at school
89. Learn 100 phrases in Sign Language
90. Draw one original sketch a day in a sketchbook–start at school
91. Collect all my change until the last day of the project
92. Use my reusable bag when I go to the store
93. See The Exorcist, All the Poltergeists, The Omen, The Shining, and any other classic horror movie I have missed out on
94. See the majority of the Best Picture nominees for each year’s Oscars
95. Ride my bike or walk to places that don’t require the car
96. Watch or read the news everyday
97. Go to Eagles football game
98. Wash my face every night
99. Buy and keep a plant alive
100. Make 5 new friends
101. Keep a photo journal of every task on the list
-In Progress
-Finished